Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.
By Digby Mackworth-Dolben (18481867)Requests
I ASKED for Peace,— | |
My sins arose | |
And bound me close, | |
I could not find release. | |
I asked for Truth,— | 5 |
My doubts came in, | |
And with their din, | |
They wearied all my youth. | |
I asked for Love,— | |
My lovers failed, | 10 |
And griefs assailed | |
Around, beneath, above. | |
I asked for Thee,— | |
And Thou didst come | |
To take me home, | 15 |
Within Thy heart to be. | |